<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD><TITLE>MATERIALS & SURFACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE</TITLE>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16981" name=GENERATOR><!--[if !mso]>
<STYLE>v\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML)
}
o\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML)
}
w\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML)
}
.shape {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#VML)
}
</STYLE>
<![endif]--><o:SmartTagType name="place"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PlaceType"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="PlaceName"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="City"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType
name="country-region"
namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><!--[if !mso]>
<STYLE>st1\:* {
BEHAVIOR: url(#default#ieooui)
}
</STYLE>
<![endif]-->
<STYLE>@font-face {
font-family: Wingdings;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Arial Unicode MS;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Times;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Verdana;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Bitstream Vera Sans;
}
@font-face {
font-family: Garamond;
}
@font-face {
font-family: @Arial Unicode MS;
}
@page Section1 {size: 595.45pt 841.7pt; margin: 1.0cm 34.0pt 1.0cm 34.0pt; }
P.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
LI.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
DIV.MsoNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
H1 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
H2 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times
}
H3 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
H4 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
H5 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Times; TEXT-ALIGN: center; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
H6 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
P.MsoHeading7 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
LI.MsoHeading7 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
DIV.MsoHeading7 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
P.MsoHeading8 {
FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
LI.MsoHeading8 {
FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
DIV.MsoHeading8 {
FONT-SIZE: 14pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
P.MsoHeading9 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
LI.MsoHeading9 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
DIV.MsoHeading9 {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
P.MsoTitle {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
LI.MsoTitle {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
DIV.MsoTitle {
FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: center
}
P.MsoBodyText {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
LI.MsoBodyText {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
DIV.MsoBodyText {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
P.MsoBodyText2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
LI.MsoBodyText2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
DIV.MsoBodyText2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
P.MsoBodyText3 {
FONT-SIZE: 13pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
LI.MsoBodyText3 {
FONT-SIZE: 13pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
DIV.MsoBodyText3 {
FONT-SIZE: 13pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
P.MsoBodyTextIndent2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -63pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times
}
LI.MsoBodyTextIndent2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -63pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times
}
DIV.MsoBodyTextIndent2 {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 63pt; TEXT-INDENT: -63pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times
}
A:link {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlink {
COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
A:visited {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {
COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline
}
P {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial Unicode MS"; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto
}
P.TextNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
LI.TextNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
DIV.TextNormal {
FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
P.IDANormalbody {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial
}
LI.IDANormalbody {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial
}
DIV.IDANormalbody {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial
}
P.ResExp {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 94pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
LI.ResExp {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 94pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
DIV.ResExp {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 94pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"
}
SPAN.EmailStyle26 {
COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal
}
P.textonormal {
FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; COLOR: black; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto
}
LI.textonormal {
FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; COLOR: black; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto
}
DIV.textonormal {
FONT-SIZE: 9pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0cm; COLOR: black; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto
}
P.Bodytext {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
LI.Bodytext {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
DIV.Bodytext {
FONT-SIZE: 11pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; TEXT-ALIGN: justify
}
P.Default {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond
}
LI.Default {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond
}
DIV.Default {
FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond
}
DIV.Section1 {
page: Section1
}
OL {
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm
}
UL {
MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0cm
}
</STYLE>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" style='mso-position-horizontal-relative:char;
mso-position-vertical-relative:line'>
<v:stroke endarrow="block" />
</o:shapedefaults></xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD>
<BODY lang=EN-GB vLink=purple link=blue>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><IMG id=_x0000_i1025 height=164
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CA9FF8.6ACE9630" width=132><A
href="http://www.cpi.ul.ie/"><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"><IMG
id=_x0000_i1026 height=165 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CA9FF8.6ACE9630" width=170
border=0></SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face=Times color=navy
size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Times">Materials
&</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Times color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Times">
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Times color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Times">Surface
Science Institute<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoTitle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: navy">Research
Forum 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#333399 size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; COLOR: #333399">in
conjunction with the Charles Parsons Initiative<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<H5><B><U><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=maroon size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">PRESENTATION
BY<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></H5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dr. </SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Dmitri Bulushev</SPAN><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">MSSI and Charles Parsons
Initiative</SPAN></FONT></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoHeading9 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=maroon size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">TITLE OF
PRESENTATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Formic Acid Derived from Biomass as a
Source of Hydrogen for Vapour-Phase Catalytic Reactions</SPAN><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">ABSTRACT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Formic acid (FA) is a by-product of some
“second generation” biorefineries. Hydrogen production from FA and the direct
catalytic hydrogenation of olefins by FA have been studied. Pd/C catalysts with
the average Pd particle size of less than 10 nm showed good catalytic
properties, giving complete conversion of FA at temperatures lower than 423 K,
with 95-97% selectivity to hydrogen. FA hydrogenated ethylene and propylene
effectively over these catalysts, thus eliminating the need for a separate step
of H<SUB>2</SUB> production. As compared to the Pd catalysts, Au/C and
Au/TiO<SUB>2</SUB> catalysts were found to be less active; neither hydrogenated
the olefins. Effect of products on the FA decomposition has been also
investigated. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=textonormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=textonormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face=Times size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ABOUT THE PRESENTER</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H2>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Dmitri Bulushev has got his PhD degree from
the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Novosibirsk</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region></st1:place>) in 1991. Before entering UL
in August 2008 he was working as a chemical engineer at the Swiss Institute of
Technology (EPFL, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Lausanne</st1:City></st1:place>) for a number of years. Dmitri is
currently a Senior Research Fellow at UL supported by Charles Parsons Initiative
and Science Foundation of Ireland. Recently he was elected as an MSSI member.
<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">He is a co-author of about 45 peer
reviewed articles and a referee for different catalytic, chemical engineering
and physical chemistry journals. </SPAN>His main field of research is catalysis.
<SPAN style="LETTER-SPACING: -0.15pt">Dmitri elucidated factors determining
activity and selectivity of different catalysts using transient kinetics,
adsorption, temperature-programmed, isotopic, “in situ” spectroscopic and
catalysts characterization methods. At present, he is involved in a research on
catalytic conversion of intermediates derived from biomass to valuable
chemicals.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=maroon size=3><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: maroon">DATE:
</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=maroon><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="COLOR: maroon">Thursday, 4 February 2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=maroon size=3><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: maroon">TIME:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
color=maroon><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="COLOR: maroon">
12h00<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=maroon size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: maroon">VENUE:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
color=maroon><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="COLOR: maroon"> MSB-012
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">MSSI</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=black size=2><SPAN lang=EN-IE
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<H1 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE PROVIDED AT
11h45<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></H1>
<P class=MsoHeading8 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: navy">For further information,
please contact:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoHeading8><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dr Teresa Curtin, Tel.
</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">No: (061) 202981 or
Email: <A href="mailto:teresa.curtin@ul.ie">teresa.curtin@ul.ie</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></B></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>